East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, in partnership with TeamHealth, opened Knoxville’s only pediatric urgent care center. Children’s Hospital Urgent Care provides a convenient option for treatment by a pediatrician for children’s illnesses and injuries when their doctor’s office is closed. As partners with your child’s physician, we provide timely reports sent directly to your doctor’s office to ensure continuity of care.
Rita Westbrook, MD
Medical Director, Children’s Hospital Urgent Care
Dr. Westbrook is a board-certified pediatrician with more than 16 years of pediatric emergency medicine experience. She has worked in the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department for the last 10 years.
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Education: MD-University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Residency: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, Pediatrics 1990
Certifications:
Board Eligible Internal Medicine (Tennessee and Alabama)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Advanced Pediatric Life Support
Advanced Hazmat Life Support
Professional Affiliation:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Other:
Committee on Pediatric Emergency Care, Chairman 1998-2010
TN EMSC Executive Committee 2006-Present
TN EMSC Foundation, Board Chair 2011-2013
TN EMSC Disaster Committee, Chairman 2014-2017
Matthew Blair, MD
Physician, Children’s Hospital Urgent Care
Dr. Blair is a board-certified pediatrician with experience in outpatient pediatrics and newborns.
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Education: MD-University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
Residency: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and the Newborn Center at the Regional Medical Center, Memphis, TN 2012-2015
Certifications:
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Basic Life Support
Professional Affiliation:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Jeffrey Abrams, M.D.
Physician, Children’s Hospital Urgent Care
Dr. Abrams is a board-certified pediatrician with over 20 years of pediatric experience. He has worked in the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department for the last 16 years.
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics
Education: MD-Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Residency: Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1994-1996
Professional Affiliation:
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association